Steering-gear for motor-vehicles.



R. HUF?.

STBBRINGGEAB. POR Mama VBHIGLBS,

APPLICATION ILED FEB.5,1912.

Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

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R. HUET.

STEERING GEAR POR MOTOR VEHICES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.5, 1912. l ,124,444. Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

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Be known the?, RUSSELL HUH, e Clim zen of the ned States, an@ resident of Detroit, eouny of 'Wayne Saie of -'Mevan, have inverses?. eert-ain new and usefu mprovemens in Steeringfoals for Moto'r Vehicles, of which he following is a speci` caton.

This m'eu" "and, more pareu the steering me The objeee a steeog n-.\.pw on the ol removal o" ile roo the steeng mee mechanism e and scew i12 cated on the une umn and the opeml E ooi Spark ani tlorode efers eye lo the screw.

Another object of the vide a supper' -1 for the owei; suppomed on. L swung to diel'ef posi-Lone to permc s 'ng eoliano. ranged any desxfea' angle.

The s novel femmes of be apparent from the folien.A eee'igou, taken in connection 'with he :xoowmpmymg drawings, in which,

Figure l is L longtudna seeu steering oolumm wvbh ofua the Vehicle shox-fn in ele transverse ee'on on be l and v` eide of e column homg; I? 5 the opposite e of a top pian, en 6-6 of' the of the steering invention 1s o nl A K e seexon on 5y the direction of the axis of th column; Fig. 8 is @kan flew o he `bushings for the seerlng g;

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one of loe side a portion of the oor. A tuouial: steemg coamn or post 13 1s arranged u; e bracket l secured to the dash and carnes on its upper end the steer-mg Wheel 15. L H K Y. i

lo eung column 1e dlvlded mto two s rdimm have then* flanges i6 and 17 ehe seerng column is a1- oueng l and is provided with The lower end of the seoon the steering ooumn is proh a joumal 2l which is arranged' in l a Izmge 23 ajc its upper.

ning a thrus bearing upper poron of the eerng column is jourhng 2li which s prol en annular Fiange 25 on tsnlplotohes 26 are formed in the peaerj; the ange 25. The parts of the Q/r me held ogether 1oy means of e nd the upper portion of the Vinh 4 per ein/L up L et ite upper end n which is arranged a L; an upward projection 31 is daped to engage one of the s 2 in the enge of thebushing 24 to :Shing in any adjusted position.

is provided with lugs 32 arppysie ses of the slit 29. ufl key 30 are provided with e damping 'bolt 33 is a1'- pmpose of clamping the file bushing The key 80 ier beweeg the lugs 32 and e from being drawn together mi: as o distort the bushing r Y e'eoy bind the steering column.

owef side of" the housing 19 and sector gear casing against the bracket. The bracket 36 is preierably of rectangular form,

as shown n Figs. 3 and 4 so that it may be,

arranged between the flanges ot' the vehicle fram. l., The upper and lower llanges 349 and 40,

respectively, ot the bracket are proviided,

The pins 48 project through openings in the web of the vehicle frame and serve as means for centering the bracket. rI'he casing 34 is provided with a bearing 49 in alinement with the bearing 4Q. In this bearing i's arranged a bushing 50 having an eccentric bore and a notched tlange to cor'- respond with the bushing 43. A hollow sector shaft 51 is arranged in the bushings 43 and 50 and carries a sector gear 52 which engages the threads of the. screw Q0 on the 'steering column. A bolt 53 projects through the casing 34 and through an opening 54 in the bracket 36 and engages the notches 46 in the flanges or' the bushings 43 and 50. The bolt 54, tlicgefore, as will be readily understood, holdsthe 'bushings 43 and 50 against rotation. On account of the bushings having eccentric bores, it will be seen that the sector gear may be moved toward or away from the screw 20 by turning the bushing in thebearings 42 and 49. The shaft 51 projects through the frame 10 and carries on its outer end an arm which is operatively connected with the steering Wheels of the vehicle. This arm is preferably formed with a split hub and is adapt- .ed to be` clamped on the shaft 51 by means of the bolt 56. In order to lubricatc the shaft 51 openings' 57 and 58 extend through the wall thereof at. points approximatel y at the middle or' the bushings 43 and A grease cup 59 of any suitable construction is secured in the outer end of the shaft 51. The inner end oit the shaft is' provided with 4a suitable cap 60 Whichprevents the lubricant from escaping therefrom. I

In the operation of the steering gear the interior of the4 shaft 51 will be filled with lubricant which will pass through the openings 57 and 58 and thus lubricate the eXterior of the shaft. The lubricant will be forced through the openings 57 and 5S by means of the cup 59 which will also 'keep the interior of the shaft supplied with the lubricant.

The interior of the casing 34 and the portion of the housing 19 which surrounds the screw 120 will be filled with lubricant tor the purpose of lubricating the screw and the .1ector gear. The upward thrust ot' the screivQO is taken by the ilange 61 on the lower section ol the steering column, this flange bearing against the lower end of the bushing 24. In order to lubricate the bushing 24, 1t 1s provided with an annular groove 62 on itsA exterior and suitable transi and connected, respectively, with the spark and throttle regulating mechanisms. On the exterior of the steering column 13 and above the flange 16 sliding sleeves 69 and 7 O are arranged. The sleeve 69 has loosely mounted on the exterior thereof, a split collar 71 which is pivotally connected with the lever 67, and the sleeve 76 is similarly pro` vided with a collar 72 which is pivotally connected with the lever 68. Longitudr nally movable rods 73 and 74 are arranged on the interior of thecoluinn 13 and corr nccted respectively with the sleevgsl and 72 by means ot laterally extendii pins which extend through suitable stets in the steering column. The mechanism for moving the 'rods 73 and 74 is carried on the np-A per end ot the steering column and prei"- erably constructed, as shown in the patent,-I to Schmidt No. 775,991. B v this arrange ment the rod 73 is shifted by means ot' a lever T6 and the rod 74 is shifted by means ot a lever 77..

The arrangement of the parts as above described in which the sleeves 69 and 70 are located above the screw 20 and the sector is located on the underside of the screw 20, permits the interior of the housing and the sector gear casing to be filled with lubricant andavoids the leakage of the same through the openings which must be provided in the steering columnl The 'lubricant is prevented from working out through the lower end of the housing by means of a cap 78.

By mounting the parts on the frame ot the, vehicle. and independent of the engine, it willbe seen that the engine may be rcmoved from the vehicle without disturbing the steering column and the mechanism as sociated therewith. By having the steering column separable and connected together b v means ot the Hanges 16 and 17, the lupper part -of the steering column may be removed whenever desired Without disturbing .to be limited to the iii-em il; ie i'emiue'l iii lie di i.

have shown.

Having described aux' iuieiiiou wlux claim as new und desire to secure liv .lieteifs- Patent is,

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tween Suid umana und lie comu will .sind mecluuueiu.

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e, lle combination :erin ou smid sliuft. :ud uiezuis wiliiu Suid lions* if iol' open-zuivel? connecting Suid simil :zuil Seial ifoluimi.

'. iu n umoi' veliioie. die combination with lie fi'zuuio'l i limcketsupported diereliy zuid provided u" li n homing, fi steering ('oluuin, :i housing i'oi u portion of @uid column seaui'od to said lri'zioket und piovided wili u hearing in ziliuemeiil; with the beuriuf iu Smid lu'zu'lic. u ,www ou zuid volunin wiliiii seid housing, eremiti-ic lmsliiugs in szid limiting u u elio?? mounted ou zuid buehl1 iu lied flanges,

lu'uelel'. :lo adjustable bearing bushing iii suidliousing 'foi' sii-1d column and provided with :i tooahed Hnge, aid housing being i im provided with a longitudinal slit and out- In testimony whereof I azx my signature JWardly, pro]ecting lugs on opposite sides of in presence of two Witnesses. lsaidslitpa member arranged in said slit and engaging feeth on the flange of said bush- RUSSELL* HUFF 5 ing, and a bolt passing through said lugs Witnesses:

and adapted to clamp the housing on said W. H. FINCKEL, Jr.,

bushing and hold said member in position. 'E. A. KIEHN. 

